Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.

He would play his final season in 2000–01 with the Boston Bruins. A. On December 22 1990 Coffey became the second defenceman ever to record 1000 points doing so in a record-breaking 770 games.

Paul Douglas Coffey (born June 1 1961) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League. Known for his speed and scoring prowess Coffey ranks second all-time among NHL defencemen in career goals assists and points behind Ray Bourque.